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A San Francisco librarian picks up a hitchhiker whose car has broken down, which leads to her being stalked and hunted by shady individuals. A cop she briefly met during a function eventually comes to her rescue.

A thoroughly Italian work inspired by Viennese operetta, this rarely performed Puccini gem tells the story of love between a kept woman from high society and a naïve younger man of moderate means. From the composer's fabled Act I aria, "Chi il bel sogno," to the glorious Act II cafe scene, this San Francisco Opera production features two world renowned singers at their finest: Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Russian tenor Misha Didyk. Ion Marin conducts La Rondine ("The Swallow") in an opulent Art Deco production design by Nicolas Joël.

This evening of one-acts is like a lavish three-course dinner, prepared by a master and promising something for everyone's taste. Not since 1952 had San Francisco audiences had the rare opportunity to enjoy this unique work the way its creator intended-in its entirety and with an ideal cast. "Smartly directed by James Robinson and conducted with sweeping lyricism by Patrick Summers" (San Francisco Chronicle). Soprano Patricia Racette, whose many San Francisco Opera triumphs include her incisive portrait of Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly,"tackled all three soprano roles...and emerged triumphant" (San Francisco Chronicle). In the three diverse soprano roles, "Racette modulated the quality and tone of her radiant, muscular sound accordingly. The title role in Suor Angelica is the real soprano showcase, a virtuoso exercise in both soaring vocalism and emotional specificity, and Racette rose superbly to the challenge."

A behind-the-scenes journey into the creation of Stephen Schwartz's first ever opera, 'Seance On A Wet Afternoon.'

Videotaped before a live audience, this is the New York City Opera's production of the operetta, with, unlike the film versions, its original plot and characters.

Young woman forsakes love for luxury, has a change of heart, but is banished for her disloyalty.

An operatic version of the story of Lizzie Borden.

Stage performance by the New York City Opera.

The New York City Opera's new production of Gershwin's classic opera

A stage production of the classic musical videotaped in front of a live audience in the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York City.

A musical version of Elmer Rice's play in which twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interacts with each other during a summer heatwave.

Set in Sweden circa 1900, this Stephen Sondheim musical follows the amorous escapades of several individuals attempting to both reconcile and assert their holds on the object of their affections.